#psa to my followers.

[ravendruid]

Ok so I know I don't usually post political shit and I am not going to continue posting political shit but I'm very angry at this whole tik tok bullshit even though I don't use tik tok, because it's fucking bullshit propaganda and I know people are going to fall for it and it makes me angry.

Anyway. That was the last of it. Back to my normal shenanigans.

[dragonpyre]

Hey guys, if you're blog looks like this

It doesn't matter if you have anything in your likes. You will be getting reported and blocked by people for thinking your a bot. This is the blogging website. You HAVE to reblog stuff

[destinationtoast]

So, Tumblr is doing another new thing, and you may want to make your Likes private.

On my dash, I've started seeing posts with a header that says "Liked by [username of someone I follow]."

So far via this new feature, I have learned that various people I follow are fans of spicy queer photography, rpf, and some controversial opinions. Which is hardly surprising on tumblr dot com, but I haven't seen some of those people reblog such content in the past, so I didn't know that about them previously. (All these folks have their Likes publicly available, so I could in theory have browsed the posts they liked before. But to me, there's a difference between having Likes visible when people go looking for them vs. having them publicized on followers' dashes.)

If you don't like the idea of your liked posts showing up on followers' dashboards with your name at the top, you can change your settings so your Likes are private.

On mobile, open up your settings and click "Pages:"

Then make sure that sharing is turned off for Likes:

You can also send feedback to Tumblr.

[kthmlk]

🍃!!

[twinliches]

hi would you say the barrier of entry for sailing is very high?

my family had a house near the beach so i spent every summer in the sea so i absolutely ADORE IT and wanted to learn how to sail recreationally but it's always seemed so expensive + hard to get into

advice or opinions are greatly appreciated if you have any to offer<3

btw i love ur blog ty :)

i would absolutely encourage you to try sailing out and i think it's a great sport to get into! i have introduced dozens of people to sailing so far and almost all of them hit the ground running. the learning curve is steep and even just joining for the first times without touching anything is exhilarating so no moment learning is wasted. strong motion sickness or a paralyzing fear of the ocean notwithstanding, i truly think everyone can learn the ropes (haha) and that quickly! we always joke that it is very easy to get a boat sailing and very hard to get it sailing fast, but you have the rest of the life to figure out the latter and even if you don't you will have a grand time on the water.

you did not specify if you want to get on a sailing yacht (that you can sleep and do long tours on) or a smaller dhingy so i will answer both and i hope it is helpful!

SAILING YACHTS:

when it comes to sailing yacht, the real challenge is not sailing but owning a boat, and that is where the financial barriers come in. i will not lie to you - owning a boat is really expensive, and i am talking 5 to 6 figures a year expensive for a middle-sized sailing yacht including mooring, fixes, equipment, utilities, tools, and everything else. you can absolutely find cheap boats sold at every coast line - but buying a boat is not expensive, having a boat is. (guy who just bought a rope for 600 human dollars voice) heed my warning.

THE GOOD NEWS: you absolutely do NOT need a boat to learn sailing on a yacht. everywhere there is a marina there is people looking for crew, and many sailing clubs have programmes for beginners to get you on a yacht and try it out! there are also many summer programmes to join on larger tours and learn sailing. i would encourage you to bring a friend or two because it's much easier to flounder around on a new ship in groups, but it is absolutely worth trying out and again - even being on a boat is exiting, and you learn by doing!

now. sailing is not a dangerous sport and this is my heightened sense for safety of a sailing instructor speaking. but! if you join on a boat even as a visitor please think of that sailing tumblr blog in your life and tell the captain that before you go out of the water you would like to know: 1) the number for local search and rescue, and 2) the position of the fire extinguisher, the lifeboat/life ring, and the emergency shut-off and 3) that you want to wear a life vest unrelated to weather conditions. if they make jokes about you being a worry-wart, take them in stride, but if they refuse to do any of this, you tell them that they are irresponsible and leave. things rarely go wrong but they can and i want you to know what to do. okay? sailing is not scary but being unprepared is. okay PSA over.

DHINGY SAILING:

dhingy sailing is the most fun, the closest to the water, and the fastest way to learning sailing because you are together with one other person max facing the winds. yes you will most certainly get wet, but it is very safe, close to shore, incredibly fun and exhilarating, teaching you self-reliance, reflexes, trains your sense of balance and gives you abs. it's the perfect sport. can you tell i teach dhingy sailing

if you want to learn dhingy sailing, again, do NOT immediately buy a dhingy. while they are far less expensive they are still a hassle and setting up the mast without knowing your way around a boat will discourage you from sailing forever. instead, again, join a sailing club or a short course to learn dhingy sailing!

many places can give you intensive courses and certificates that qualify you to lend out dhingys afterwards our you join a sailing club with their own dhingys (which there are a lot of everywhere!). most offer weekly or even daily sailing lessons and group sailing and faster than you know you will flying over the water. the financial barrier here could be the course cost as they vary widely (my students pay 50 euros a year but some places will cost you that or more an hour it's hard to gauge). apart from that, you will have to invest in a neoprene suit and a sailing west, but that's the extent of it.

all in all, give sailing a try! it is the most rewarding hobby i can think of and my heart aches for everyone who lives at the coast and doesn't best the waves one way or another. and again, i cannot stress it enough: being on the water is half the fun. everything else will happen in due time. the ocean waits for you! happy sailing!

[panlight]

Check your voter registration!

My fellow US Americans! Today is the last day to register to vote in many states! Take a minute to check that your registration is still active, or register to vote if you haven't yet!

[alchemistc]

Hey uh, I've been getting a lot of spam in my inbox lately that I usually just block and delete, but just in case anyone is not familiar with phishing scams, this is a fun new/old one:

DON'T CLICK THOSE LINKS FOLKS.

Like this is actually a pretty decent attempt - no glaring spelling or grammatical errors, sounds like official wording - but just like the fucking bank who won't ask you for a pin unless you're at an ATM this is NOT how this works.

Also why would they send a verification link TO an account you're logged into. Just. What

[cyncerity]

more Will Wood

calling all fan artists, do your thing!!

[nesperus]

I forgot to mention this on Tuesday also but it came to my attention that to submit art for the live show pre-show fan creation queues you had to be the person who created said art -

that being said, apparently three of my pieces were submitted to that queue by people who were not me

as much as I appreciate you all loving my art, and as much of a funny shock it was to get the notifications that my art was put in the queue, please be more mindful of the rules set in place for the live show queues in the future. the community coordinators who made the queue also had no clue that it was not me who submitted those pieces - I’m not mad, just a bit bewildered that my identity was stolen at least two separate times on two separate platforms

the liveshow fan creation queue is a lovely idea for anyone who is able to attend the liveshows and i do not want to see people breaking the rules of submission so much that they have to change it

thanks guys!

[butterflyinthewell]

I’m a cis woman and this may seem like a no-brainer, but PSA for trans people who had bottom surgery and are new to having a vulva/vagina:

When you use the toilet, never wipe your butthole and then wipe your vulva!

That can cause a urinary tract infection because poop is full of nasty bacteria that make you sick if they end up in places they shouldn’t…like your urethra.

You can wipe your pee and wipe your butthole, but never wipe your butthole and then wipe your pee!

Front to back is okay.

Back to front is bad!

I’m happy for you that you had your surgery! ❤️

[mizartz]

I am dreaming of a mod that is So self indulgent

[guardian-angle22]

A friendly request/reminder to please try and tag any gifs/images from next week's promo or episode with a content warning if it's involving the gun stuff.

[lix-ables]

just a small note to the nsfw-stayblr writers/mutuals ( and also anyone who posts/reblogs nsfw content ), i see this user @/jut1dwae following some of y'all, and they're a minor ( 13 years to be specific? unless im reading things? ) anyways, just a heads up

[smileposting]

so fucking funny that "has many human friends" is BY FAR the most popular option in that poll. like "neither yugo or day have ever made a hippie character without psychological problems before this point and i have no reason to believe they would start now. this bitch is friendless."

[pineapplefulfillseveryneed]

Sparks tour 2023

[idolbound]

Forgot to mention this last night, but I made a slight addendum to my rules:

In the simplest way I could explain this rule, I'm here to enjoy what little free time I have and to enjoy my favourite villain in peace. My archived Meredith blog had around 1,200 followers and while many of those were multiple blogs belonging to the same people, it just got to be Too Much and it stressed me out.

There are very few folks that can stay following without me following them back (e.g. certain personal blogs), because again, I'm mutuals only for rp interactions.

If I follow back, I enjoy your vibe and want to write or interact in some capacity. If I block after you've followed, you failed the vibe check (I didn't like your blog/character/ooc content, etc).

Don't take it personally. We're not all going to get along and like every rp blog that comes across us, and that's okay!